volunteers

Im getting the distint impression that Freeman doesnt reallyw ant volunterrs. Yes, they have a volunteer dinner every year and the administration puts on a big show, but the employees themselves would much rather us (the volunteers) be there. In the ICU this week, I found out that the nurses hold me directly responsible if the ICU visitors dont follow all of their rules, and that Im pretty useless because i havent yet memorized all of the employees that work in the hospital... In other news, i was talking to a few of the employees at the Boy's and Girl's Club (where I tried to volunteer and was rejected). I found out thet the Boys and Girls Cub employees generally dont like thier volunteers ro the Big Brother Big Sister volunteers. They only mess things up and interfere in business. So, taking my personal experiences and that of others into account, Im going to say that NO, no one really wants volunteers, they just dont want to pay workers, and i resent the idealism of the Honor's Prgram in preaching about how much volunteering is essential to society